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Amsacta moore? occurs chiefly in Bombay. 
In North Gujarat it is a bad pest on young plants. Mr. Jhaveri. 
Trabala vishnu oceurs sporadically at Pusa, generally in the Rains, Mr. Fletcher. 
and is sometimes quite a pest. Handpicking again is found effective. 
Trabala vishnu occurs casually on castor in Burma. Mr. Shroff, 
It does not seem to be a pest except in Bihar and there only now Mr. Fletcher. 
and again. 
Ergolis merione occurs commonly on castor but is scarcely a pest. 
Isolated plants are often stripped of leaves but, when grown as a field 
crop, castor seems fairly immune from this caterpillar. It is notable 
that in Madras the caterpillars of the South Indian form of this butterfly 
do not seem to do any damage to castor and perhaps have another 
food plant. 
Altha nivea [“ South Indian Insects,” pp. 411-412, fig. 285] seems to 
occur occasionally on castor in most parts of India, but is not known 
to be a regular pest. 
Parasa lepida [‘ South Indian Insects,” pp. 410-411, ff. 283-284] 
occurs sporadically on castor in most localities, especially im Madras, 
and may do considerable damage. The caterpillars may be collected 
but should not be touched with the bare hands as their spines are highly 
poisonous. They are gregarious when young and so may be collected 
fairly easily if the attack is taken in time. 
Parasa lepida sometimes occurs in large numbers on castor in Madras. Mr. Ramakrishna 
Ayyar. 
Grgyia postica is another sporadic pest of castor. As a pest of yr, Fletcher. 
castor it has been noticed chiefly in Southern India. 
There was a bad outbreak at Coimbatore in December 1916-January yr, Ramakrishna 
OMT: Ayyar. 
It occurs in Mysore also on eastor. Mr. Kunhi Kannan. 
Olene (Dasychira) mendosa {** South Indian Insects,” p. 396, fig. 264] Mr. Fletcher. 
is also rather a sporadic pest of castor but is usually only a minor pest. 
Euproctis fraterna [“‘ South Indian Insects,” p. 398, figs. 266-267] 
and FE. scintillans [l.c., p. 399, fig. 268] are both rather minor pests of 
castor asa rule, but fraterna is sometimes rather a serious pest in Southern 
India. I have discussed both these species in my book and have no 
more to add now. 
E. fraterna occurs in Southern India chiefly on isolated plants. Mr. Ramakrishna 
Ayyar. 
Clania cramert [“* South Indian Insects,”’ p. 448, fig. 325} also occurs yp. Fletcher. 
chiefly on isolated plants. It is scarcely a pest on castor and the larval 
cases are fairly easily seen and collected. 
